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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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